Flexible, inexpensive, large-area, lightweight solar cells are difficult to produce as they require an inert atmosphere and high temperatures, and they often degrade in a short time after exposure to air.

It could be the most important portable power plant you've never heard of. It's called the "Power Pallet" and it is essentially a combined biomass refinery and generator that fits on a single pallet and can kick out up to 20 kilowatts of electricity.

Google scrambles to put the genie back in the bottle...Since we reported statements from Google’s consulting optometrist about the eye pains associated with using Google Glass, things have been, well, rocky.

Astro Teller is the pony-tailed mad scientist leading Google’s efforts to merge the digital world with the physical world. He runs the quasi-secret Google X research lab, where the company is exploring everything from self-driving cars to internet-co

Though the Oculus Rift itself has pretty much hit the big time, virtual reality (VR) itself is still finding its footing. After all, having a headset that tracks where you're looking is one thing, but stepping into a virtual world is something else e

When Yamaha Motor published its annual report for the year 2013 last month, motorcycle blogs the world over picked up on a single line which read: "In sports motorcycles, we are working to create new value with EV sports motorcycles, which we aim to